The European Union suspended most sanctions against Zimbabwe yesterday after
the country’s voters approved a new constitution, despite reports of voter
intimidation and the detention of a leading human rights lawyer.

Baroness Ashton of Upholland, the EU’s foreign affairs chief, welcomed
the results of the March 16 referendum. She said the EU had in response
agreed to suspend travel bans and asset freezes against 81 people, and lift
restrictions on 10 companies or utilities that had been blacklisted.
Brussels called the referendum “peaceful, successful and credible”.

However, the EU kept Zimbabwe’s President, Robert Mugabe, 89, on a travel ban
along